Lemon Cream Cheese Muffins

These Lemon Cream Cheese Muffins are a great sweet treat because they have a great mix of tangy lemon and rich cream cheese. The lemon glaze gives it an extra citrusy taste!

Ingredients:

• 1 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 4 oz cream cheese, softened
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 2 tsp lemon zest
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar for glaze
• 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice for glaze
• 1/2 tsp lemon zest for glaze

Instructions:

Warm your oven up to 350 F 175C and put paper liners in a muffin tin

Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl using a whisk

In a different bowl, mix the softened butter and cream cheese together until the mixture is smooth and creamy

One at a time, add the eggs to the creamed mixture and beat well after each one

Add vanilla extract, lemon juice, and lemon zest and mix well

Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ones, mixing them in with milk every so often

Start with the dry ingredients and end with the milk

Don't mix any further than that

Fill up about two thirds of the way to the top of each muffin cup with batter

Put muffins in the oven and bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean

First, let the muffins cool in the pan for a few minutes

Then, move them to a wire rack to cool completely

To make the glaze, mix powdered sugar, fresh lemon juice, and lemon zest in a small bowl with a whisk

Add the glaze to the muffins after they have cooled

Serve and have fun!